Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said in my Member’s statement, of course I don’t know every detail of what this constituent’s concern was who felt it necessary to call MLAs and talk about the situation, but I do know that we require fairness and transparency in the way that our government spends public money. When the Inuvik school project came before this House for approval, we were told that to negotiate a contract of this magnitude was a good thing to sole source it, because it would ensure NWT northern content in this project. On that premise, we bought into this. I would like to ask the Minister of Public Works and Services, after a contract like this is awarded, what process or mechanism is there in place to ensure the continuation of monitoring of the work as it progresses to ensure that the spirit and the intent of the negotiated contract is lived up to? What recourse do people have if they feel that they were going to have an opportunity to participate through a tender or through being named on that original list, and if that is not lived up to, what recourse do those folks have? Thank you.
Jane Groenewegen on Question 413-16(3): Opportunities For Subcontractors On Large Infrastructure Projects
In the Legislative Assembly on June 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 413-16(3): Opportunities For Subcontractors On Large Infrastructure Projects
Oral Questions
June 3rd, 2009
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